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Caterpillar (CAT) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar (CAT) has 17 years of Debt to Equity data on record, last reported at $1.7 in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Debt to Equity rose 4.31% year-over-year to $1.7; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $1.7, up 4.31%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.7, 4.31% up from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity reached $1.7 in Q4 2025 per CAT's latest filing, up from $0.52 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $1.99 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $0.52 in Q3 2025.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $1.09, with a median of $1.04 recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Debt to Equity: soared 276.06% in 2021, then plummeted 52.37% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $1.9 in 2021, then increased by 4.71% to $1.99 in 2022, then dropped by 25.1% to $1.49 in 2023, then grew by 9.08% to $1.63 in 2024, then rose by 4.31% to $1.7 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Debt to Equity were $1.7 in Q4 2025, $0.52 in Q3 2025, and $0.57 in Q2 2025.